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Tri-Valley residents now have another commuting option after a dozen new bike lockers were recently installed at the Livermore Transit Center.
Located between the transit center and parking lot, the lockers were a joint project between the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and city of Livermore, LAVTA officials told the Weekly.
The lockers also fall under a larger downtown bicycle parking project approved by the Livermore City Council in January, which will add new bike corrals and racks in Livermore’s downtown core near the Bankhead Plaza, Flagpole Plaza, and on Second and Third streets.
The 12 on-demand secure bike parking spaces at the transit center use a BikeLink card, the same as other bike e-lockers at various BART stations. Riders can also connect their BikeLink card to their Clipper card.
Most BikeLink locations are on the West Coast — mainly in California — with a few in Las Vegas, as well as Vermont, Utah and Missouri. In the Bay Area, e-bike lockers have been installed along most of the Caltrain corridor over the past few months, including at Redwood City, Lawrence, Diridon and Mountain View stations.
Commuters can leave their bike in a locker for up to 10 days, for five cents an hour. Once time is added to the meter, the locker door will open for the rider to put their bike inside. To retrieve a bike, simply insert the card and pull the bike out.
The user’s bike will remain secure but be charged for the extra time at a higher rate, if the meter expires. Any unused time on a meter will be refunded.
LAVTA also equips all of their fixed-route buses with bike racks, to offer more transit options for passengers.
The total cost of the bike lockers is approximately $50,000, with $34,000 coming from the city of Livermore, and $16,000 from LAVTA. Livermore is using Measure B funding from the Alameda County Transportation Commission, while LAVTA is using Transportation Development Act funding.
Details on the lockers including locations and rates, as well as where to purchase a BikeLink card can be found at www.bikelink.org.
